{"id":3818,"date":"2012-05-29T00:51:21","date_gmt":"2012-05-29T00:51:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/africa-and-science.com\/?p=3818"},"modified":"2012-06-29T03:47:46","modified_gmt":"2012-06-29T03:47:46","slug":"5-phd-studentships-fees-and-support-at-queen-margaret-university-edinburgh-united-kingdom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/africa-and-science.com\/?p=3818","title":{"rendered":"5 PhD Studentships (fees and support) at Queen Margaret University (Edinburgh, United Kingdom)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/africa-and-science.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Flag-UK.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3887 alignleft\" title=\"Flag - UK\" src=\"https:\/\/africa-and-science.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Flag-UK.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"125\" height=\"65\" \/><\/a>Queen Margaret University is making funds available to support five PhD students undertaking research in our key research themes. The five studentships are to be allocated as follows:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Speech and Hearing Sciences (two studentships)<\/li>\n<li>Media, Communication and Culture (two studentships)<\/li>\n<li>Psychology (one studentship)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Funding will be allocated through one, university-wide competition. Full details are below:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.qmu.ac.uk\/post_research\/bursarycomp.htm#package\">What does the studentship cover?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.qmu.ac.uk\/post_research\/bursarycomp.htm#who\">Who can apply?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.qmu.ac.uk\/post_research\/bursarycomp.htm#int\">International applicants \/ SORSAS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.qmu.ac.uk\/post_research\/bursarycomp.htm#how\">How do I apply?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.qmu.ac.uk\/post_research\/bursarycomp.htm#what\">What are the topics?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a name=\"package\"><\/a>What does the studentship cover?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Successful candidates will receive:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>full waiver of tuition fees<\/li>\n<li>an annual stipend of \u00a311,500 for 3 years<\/li>\n<li>\u00a32000 over the course of the project for expenses and travel<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Students would start in September 2012. Funding lasts for 3 years for full-time students, 6 years for part-time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Research methods training is offered in the first semester but after that there are no taught elements as such &#8211; students are expected to manage their own research project, with guidance from a supervisor.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.qmu.ac.uk\/post_research\/bursarycomp.htm#top\"><em>back to top<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a name=\"who\"><\/a>Who can apply?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">PhD studentships can only be awarded for candidates willing to undertake research in specific topics as determined by the University and \/ or funding partners. No scholarships are available for other research projects.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">To be eligible for a bursary, the following criteria must apply:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>The applicant meets the standard\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.qmu.ac.uk\/post_research\/faq.htm#entry\">entry criteria<\/a>\u00a0for research degrees.<\/li>\n<li>The research proposal is in one of the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.qmu.ac.uk\/post_research\/topicindex12.htm\">topic areas<\/a>\u00a0specified.<\/li>\n<li>Applicants may apply to study on a part-time or full-time basis, but they must be willing to be resident within reach of Edinburgh.<\/li>\n<li>Applicants must be willing to study for a full PhD, not an MPhil.<\/li>\n<li>Applicants may come from the UK or any other country.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Successful candidates are likely to have a good qualification in the relevant topic: either a first class honours degree or a Masters. Dedication, enthusiasm and strong communication skills in both written and spoken English are essential.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.qmu.ac.uk\/post_research\/bursarycomp.htm#top\"><em>back to top<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a name=\"int\"><\/a>International applicants and the SORSAS scheme<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">International applicants are welcome to apply for QMU studentships. Successful candidates will receive the benefits listed\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.qmu.ac.uk\/post_research\/bursarycomp.htm#package\">above<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Unfortunately the SORSAS funding which had presiously been open to international research students is no longer available.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.qmu.ac.uk\/post_research\/bursarycomp.htm#top\"><em>back to top<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a name=\"how\"><\/a>How to apply<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">See\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.qmu.ac.uk\/post_research\/apply.htm\">How to Apply<\/a>. The closing date for applications is\u00a0<strong>Thursday 7 June 2012\u00a0<\/strong>. No late applications will be accepted.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.qmu.ac.uk\/post_research\/bursarycomp.htm#top\"><em>back to top<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a name=\"what\"><\/a>What are the topics?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The topics relate to QMU&rsquo;s areas of specialism and are built around our inter-disciplinary Research Themes, details of which are available here:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.qmu.ac.uk\/research_knowledge\/default.htm\">Research Themes<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Click\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.qmu.ac.uk\/post_research\/topicindex12.htm\">here<\/a>\u00a0to see the full list.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you wish to apply to undertake a research degree in a different topic, or on a non-resident basis, you are welcome to apply for a self-funded programme. Please see<a href=\"http:\/\/www.qmu.ac.uk\/post_research\/apply.htm\">How to Apply<\/a>\u00a0.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">(By \u00ab\u00a0self-funded\u00a0\u00bb we mean that you would have to find another source of funds to pay your fees and living costs, as opposed to relying on funding from QMU.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>For further information please contact the Research Degrees Office, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh EH21 6UU, or email<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:researchdegrees@qmu.ac.uk\">Research Degrees Office<\/a><a href=\"mailto:rmiller@qmu.ac.uk\">.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/h1>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Queen Margaret University is making funds available to support five PhD students undertaking research in our key research themes. The five studentships are to be allocated as follows: Speech and Hearing Sciences (two studentships) Media, Communication and Culture (two studentships) Psychology (one studentship) Funding will be allocated through one, university-wide competition. Full details are below: [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3818","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-scholarship-bourses"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/africa-and-science.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3818"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/africa-and-science.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/africa-and-science.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africa-and-science.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africa-and-science.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3818"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/africa-and-science.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3818\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4200,"href":"https:\/\/africa-and-science.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3818\/revisions\/4200"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/africa-and-science.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3818"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africa-and-science.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3818"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africa-and-science.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3818"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}